The Boys Of Wexford chords by The Clancy Brothers
Guitar chords with lyrics
🎸 Verse:
G C D
In comes the captain's daughter,
D Em
The captain of the Yeos,
G C D
Saying: Brave United Irishmen,
G D G
We'll ne'er again be foes.
C G
A thousand pounds I'll bring
C G Em
If you will fly from home with me,
G C D
And dress myself in man's attire
G D G
And fight for liberty.
🎸 Chorus:
C G
We are the boys of Wexford,
C G Em
Who fought with heart and hand
G C D
To burst in twain the galling chain
G D G
And free our native land.
🎸 Verse:
G C D
I want no gold, my maiden fair,
D Em
To fly from home with thee;
G C D
You shining eyes will be my prize -
G D G
More dear than gold to me.
C G
I want no gold to nerve my arm
C G Em
To do a true man's part -
G C D
To free my land I'd gladly give
G D G
The red drops of my heart."
🎸 Chorus:
C G
We are the boys of Wexford,
C G Em
Who fought with heart and hand
G C D
To burst in twain the galling chain
G D G
And free our native land.
🎸 Verse:
G C D
And when we left our cabins, boys,
D Em
We left with right good will
G C D
To see our friends and neighbours
G D G
That were at Vinegar Hill
C G
A young man from our Irish ranks
C G Em
A cannon he let go;
G C D
He slapt it into Lord Mountjoy -
G D G
A tyrant he laid low! 🎸 Chorus:
🎸 Chorus:
C G
We are the boys of Wexford,
C G Em
Who fought with heart and hand
G C D
To burst in twain the galling chain
G D G
And free our native land.
🎸 Verse:
G C D
We bravely fought and conquered
D Em
At Ross and Wexford town;
G C D
Three Bullet Gate for years to come
G D G
Will speak of our renown;
C G
Through Walpole's horse and Walpole's foot
C G Em
On Tubberneering's day,
G C D
Depending on the long, bright pike
G D G
We cut our gory way.
🎸 Chorus:
C G
We are the boys of Wexford,
C G Em
Who fought with heart and hand
G C D
To burst in twain the galling chain
G D G
And free our native land.
🎸 Verse:
G C D
And Oulart's name shall be their shame,
D Em
Whose steel we ne'er did fear.
G C D
For every man could do his part
G D G
Like Forth and Shelmalier!
C G
And if for want of leaders,
C G Em
We lost at Vinegar Hill,
G C D
We're ready for another fight,
G D G
And love our country still!
🎸 Chorus:
C G
We are the boys of Wexford,
C G Em
Who fought with heart and hand
G C D
To burst in twain the galling chain
G D G
And free our native land. Published:
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